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Texas lakes less than half full after rains

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  • by Audrey Rabalais
  • — April 26, 2012

The Highland Lakes near Austin, Texas are less than half full, even after a March full of plentiful rain. Texas has been in a period of drought since last year, though rains this winter and spring have brought much of the state closer to normal water levels. However, Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan are at 48 percent capacity, compared to 71 percent at this time last year. They were as low as 37 percent at the end of last year.

Read more at NBCDFW.com

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